Quality is not a task; it is a responsibility.

If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, then eight. Then sixteen. Then thirty-two. Eventually one discovers that it is not boring at all.

2000年10月29日，在南京大学捐资设立杨振宁奖学金时，杨振宁表示，虽然我父亲是大学教授，但因为通货膨胀，家里很穷，生活很艰苦，是奖学金帮我度过了难关。近几年多次在大陆访问，看到不少青年学生因家境困难而影响学业，感到很伤心，所以就有了这么个想法。杨振宁说

You are someone else's definition of beautiful.

The beauty of language lies in its ability to convey the inexpressible.

真理是一个陷阱：你无法得到它而不被它得到；你无法通过捕捉真理来得到它，只有通过被它捕捉。

The word was my country, and of that I was deprived.

如果自己都不正直，就无法要求他人；忘记亲人的人也无法忠诚于君主！这修身齐家的道理，太深刻了！并且只有先做好自己，才能影响周围的人！

The ocean is our greatest untapped resource, and responsible aquaculture is the key to unlocking its potential.